Agenda item

The Committee received a report of the Director of the Built Environment updating  on how the ATTRO order would operate and clarifying  the ATTRO processes between the City Corporation, the City of London Police and Transport for London (TfL) as requested by Members.

The Committee was advised that since January 2016, further meetings and workshops had been held between the City of London Police and TfL, resulting in the production of a joint Protocol, and TfL agreeing to include its roads in the City for which it was the Highway Authority.

The proposed Protocol provided guidance on the processes between the three parties and any other agency that would need to be involved, and sought to ensure that the ATTRO would be used in a proportionate and appropriate manner.

In response to questions the Assistant Director (City Transportation) gave assurance that the appropriate checks and balances were in place, and officers would be appropriately trained. There would also be an annual review undertaken and reported to the Committee.

RESOLVED  - That

a)            The  commencement of the statutory process for making of the proposed  ATTRO, subject to the applicable statutory processes, be approved;

b)            The proposed draft Protocol in Appendix 1 be approved;

c)            The Director of the Built Environment or a delegated officer be authorised to carry out consultation and publication of Notice of the proposal to make the ATTRO;

d)            The outcome of the statutory notice procedures and consultation responses will  be reported to the Planning and Transportation and Policy and Resources Committees, for those Committees to determine whether or not to proceed with the ATTRO and/or other  next steps;

e)           The Comptroller and City Solicitor or a delegated officer be authorised to enter into any necessary agreements under Section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972 with Transport for London to carry out the statutory steps associated with the proposal, notification and making of the ATTRO on TfL roads on their behalf; and

f)             In the event of any neighbouring traffic authorities agreeing to their boundary roads with the City being included in the ATTRO, (a) authorise the Comptroller and City Solicitor or his delegated officer to enter into any necessary agreements under Section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972 (or other joint working agreements); and (b) authorise the Director of the Built Environment or her delegated officer to amend the ATTRO to include boundary roads with neighbouring traffic authorities, as the relevant traffic authorities may agree (and subject to all necessary statutory processes).